Estimating nationwide burden of stroke: The exciting but difficult challenge for the 21st century

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1259-1260

  Bejot Y ^a   Giroud, M ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STROKE;

COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 56049093894     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02326.x     Document Type: Editorial

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